1. God, give the king your good judgmentand the king’s son your goodness.
2. Help him judge your people fairly.Help him decide what is right for the poor.
3. Let there be peace on the mountainsand goodness on the hills.
4. Help him be fair to the poor.Help him save the needyand punish those who hurt them.
5. Help him live as long as the sun shines.Help him rule as long as the moon glows.Let him be king from now on!
6. Let him be like rain on the grass,like showers that water the earth.
7. Let goodness be plentiful while he lives.Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.
8. Let his kingdom go from sea to sea,and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9. Let the people of the desert bow down to him.And make his enemies lick the dust.
10. Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway landsbring him gifts.Let the kings of Sheba and Sebabring their presents to him.
11. Let all kings bow down to him.Let all nations serve him.
12. He will help the poor when they cry for help.He will help the needy when no one else will help them.